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Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1

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Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources. Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included. Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.

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Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources. Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included. Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.
Soft or Loud Sorting Cards for Infants
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Soft or Loud Sorting Cards for Infants

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This science resource is designed for young children to explore and understand the concept of sound through visual activities. The resource includes 3 pages, each featuring 6 colour cards that children can cut out and sort into categories based on the sound’s volume. The cards depict various sounds, helping children distinguish between “loud” and “soft” sounds. Examples include cards with images of loud sounds such as yelling people and a washing machine, alongside soft sounds like someone asleep and children whispering. Each page includes a mix of adjectives (e.g., yelling, whispering) and objects (e.g., drill, softball) to help children understand how different sounds can be categorized. In addition to the colour versions, there are black-and-white versions of the same sheets for children to colour in. This allows them to engage more deeply with the activity and reinforces their understanding of the concepts as they add their own colours to the pictures. This resource uses symbols and supports SEND children, EYFS and KS1. Boardmaker licenced.
Finish the 10 Animal Pictures EYFS KS1
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Finish the 10 Animal Pictures EYFS KS1

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Link this activity to your Animal topics for EYFS and KS1. Children have 10 animals to name, observe carefully and complete. Each worksheet shows part of an animal. In the circle the children can draw the complete animal with it’s missing parts. They then read the animal’s name and trace over it. Encourage the children to think about the animals surroundings and habitats and add some detail too. Page 11 shows 2 templates of the rolled up paper that children can draw their parts of animals within.
Science Fun with Inflatables EYFS/ KS1
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Science Fun with Inflatables EYFS/ KS1

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This unit of work introduces young learners to the science behind Inflatables through engaging, hands-on activities. Children will explore simple concepts related to air, materials, and forces, developing their understanding of how inflatables work and their practical applications. There is a colour poster to share and discuss as an introduction to the topic. There is a unit of work which includes 4 planned activities with objectives, step by step instructions and 4 worksheets. The lessons: Inflatable exploration work station Floating and Sinking inflatables Design your own inflatable Balloon Drop The worksheets contain drawing and recording opportunities.
Oceans and Seas Colouring and Match EYFS
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Oceans and Seas Colouring and Match EYFS

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10 colouring pages showing items and animals related to the Ocean / Sea / Seaside. Children can colour in the pictures - 6 to a page. They can then cut these out and match them to the 10 corresponding colour pages. Children can also cut around the outlines of the animals and objects and make them into a collage scene or stick in books for topic work. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.
Froggy Fun: A Whirlwind of Activities
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Froggy Fun: A Whirlwind of Activities

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A resource designed to captivate the imagination through the world of frogs. There are an array of activities including colouring, matching, fine motor skills, sensory exploration, literacy, and numeracy. Resources Include: Frog Colouring Pages Cutting and Matching Exercises Sets of flashcards in colour and in black and white in large and small sizes. Encourage early literacy with frog-themed writing frames in colour and black and white. Children can practice handwriting with froggy patterns that mimic the leaps and bounds of frogs. Children can cut out and arrange frogs smallest to largest, fostering understanding of basic math principles. These are in colour and black and white. Sensory Frog Bin: Dive into sensory play with a guide to creating a frog-themed sensory bin, offering a tactile experience to explore textures, sights and sounds associated with pond life. Whether as part of a science unit, a literacy program, or simply for fun, this resource promises to foster curiosity and exploration in young children.
Bumper Science Sorting Card  Sets
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Bumper Science Sorting Card Sets

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This resource is designed for EYFS and KS1 children, aiming to enrich science lessons with hands-on activities that promote close observation, sorting skills, speaking and listening and critical thinking. The collection comprises 13 distinct sets of colourful cards. Each worksheet containing 6 cards that present a visual dichotomy for children to explore and sort. Children sort into 2 sets per sheet. The pages include contrasting sorting concepts such as plastic or wood, metal or woollen, crispy or smooth, hot or cold, sticky or soft, furry or smooth, and shiny or dull, among others. The resource also includes a final sorting sheet where children are encouraged to draw or paste items, creating their own sets based on the sorting principles they’ve learned, such as hot and cold.
Baby Animals Colour and Match Cards EYFS
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Baby Animals Colour and Match Cards EYFS

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Children will have fun colouring in these baby animals to make them the same as the colour versions. There are 14 different baby animals to choose from. Enlarge for displays or poster making and for working with collage. Children can use different colouring media including felt pens, crayons and paint.
Alphabet Autumn Picture Association
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Alphabet Autumn Picture Association

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The “Alphabet Autumn Association” is a teaching pack that connects each letter of the alphabet with something related to autumn. It helps children learn their letters while also getting them excited about the fall season. By using pictures that match each letter, children can practice their reading and writing. The resource contains a planning sheet detailing activities, resources and objectives.
Autumn: Exploring Seasons and Change EYFS / KS1
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Autumn: Exploring Seasons and Change EYFS / KS1

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Embrace the vibrancy of Autumn with this resource titled ‘Autumn: Exploring Seasons and Change,’ designed for KS1 and EYFS teachers. The resource features a planning unit detailing three activities, each with clear objectives, detailed resource lists, step by step guides and extension ideas. Included in this resource are the ‘Autumn Doodles’ worksheet and three colouring sheets featuring a scarecrow, an umbrella, and leaves.
10 Autumn Picture Grids to Copy KS1
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10 Autumn Picture Grids to Copy KS1

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Unveil the wonders of autumn to your KS1 children with this resource featuring 10 picture grids! Each grid showcases an autumn-themed image, ranging from an apple and a pumpkin to a playful squirrel. The resource is designed to encourage children to replicate these seasonal illustrations onto a blank grid, square by square, fostering their observational and fine motor skills. A fun way to bring the autumn season into the classroom!
Nature Counting and Sorting from 1 to 6
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Nature Counting and Sorting from 1 to 6

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Unleash your children’s love for nature, science, and numeracy with this set of resources for EYFS and KS1. There is a simple lesson plan included together with number cards from 1 to 6. There are 6 pages, each containing a set of resources connected to the natural world such as squirrels, plants,butterflies and snails. Children can cut these cards out and sequence from 1 to 6.
Let's Talk about Light and Dark
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Let's Talk about Light and Dark

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A black and white and matching colour poster with a Light and Dark theme. Link to your Science lessons / Physical Processes. Encourage children to closely observe the symbols in the poster and talk about the different lights and any others they can think of. Lights can be sorted e.g. those operated with a battery and those with flames. Page 3 is a writing or drawing template - children draw or write the different lights that they see in the poster. Bring in a safety theme especially around matches and naked flames. Extend with a walk around school - what other lights or light sources can they find? Boardmaker Licenced
Staying Safe in the Sun Activities
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Staying Safe in the Sun Activities

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Activities for EYFS/KS1 and SEND pupils with a Science theme. There is a colour poster showing symbols connected to staying safe in the sun. Children can discuss these and label them. The same poster is also in black and white for children to colour in and label. Children can fill in sheet 3 with as many ways of staying safe in the sun that they can think of. They can draw or write in the writing frame. Next is a simple poem to share with your class called ‘Having fun in the sun’. Children can listen out for symbols or pictures shown in the posters. Then, they can write their own poem or story in the template given. For a complete lesson, add props such as sun hats, sun cream and sun glasses and children can handle these and use their senses. Boardmaker licenced
Sensory Treasure Boxes for SEN and EYFS Learners
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Sensory Treasure Boxes for SEN and EYFS Learners

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Here are 22 ideas for making sensory boxes or baskets on a range of themes including: Wooden objects Natural objects Shiny objects Smelly things Autumn box Baby box and many more Sensory treasure boxes enable children to explore and use their senses to find out about the world. Although the boxes are superb for young children, please remember to choose objects that pose no safety risk to children such as sharp objects. I like to add photographs of the objects and or pictures for children to match and talk about.
Sounds All Around Us Flashcards
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Sounds All Around Us Flashcards

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40 flashcards showing sounds all around us from everyday sounds such as crunching an apple to transport and animal sounds. Very useful for early Sound work in Literacy as well as Science and Music. Cut and laminate and reuse in different ways: e.g. Can children listen to and recognise sounds and then find the matching pictures? Can they distinguish between animal and transport sounds?
Materials and their Uses
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Materials and their Uses

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A PPT showing 32 samples of materials. Children can describe what they see and develop their describing vocabulary such as rough, smooth, bumpy, soft etc. They can also discuss what each material might be used for and if it is natural in origin or man made.
Early Years Science Wind and Air
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Early Years Science Wind and Air

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A collection of resources for your early years topics on Wind / Air or Science. Activity Ideas Firstly, there is a colour poster to discuss with the children. They find out that Air helps to move things. Stong winds may be needed to help move heavier objects. They can decide if they could create enough wind to move objects like the hand fan or blow into objects like the whistle to make sound, or the bubble wand to make bubbles. There are small cards to cut out which correspond to the poster for children to match or talk about. There is a colouring sheet and 2 kite sheets - one colour and one black and white. Children can copy the colour patterns or make up their own. Practical Ideas Children could experiment with blowing into their hands or blowing feathers on a table to move them. Make bubbles or use ready made ones for outdoor or indoor fun. Make and fly kites. Make paper planes and fly. Blow up balloons and let go. With the inhaler, you could explain how this is used - there may be a child with asthma who could help to explain. Talk about the lungs here and their importance.
Materials and Activities KS1
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Materials and Activities KS1

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A fun way to introduce, consolidate or teach about materials and their uses. There are 7 slides showing different materials: Wood, Leather, Fabric, Glass, Plastic, Wool and Metal. Children can discuss what they know and what they see in the slides. The circles can be used to add the names of the objects the children come up with. Extend by giving children a circle /template to write their own ideas on or what they can remember from the discussions.
Barefoot Exploration Ideas
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Barefoot Exploration Ideas

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Here are 5 pages of ideas for helping children to explore using their feet. Superb for both EYFS children and SEND pupils. Each page shows 6 colour pictures or ideas on how children can use their feet to explore. Ideas range from using their feet to play the keyboard, feeling different textures and painting with their feet. Ideas incorporate both natural and man - made materials and resources. For children who are wheel chair bound- bowls, buckets or trays are useful to put your resources into or place materials underneath their feet. Materials such as sand, grass and stones can be wet or dry or even cold or warm. The activities are linked to science and encourage speaking and listening.
A4    The 4 Seasons Borders or Writing Frames
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A4 The 4 Seasons Borders or Writing Frames

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Each of the 4 pages depicts a Season Autumn Winter Summer Spring Children will enjoy using these borders as writing or drawing frames or to display their work about the Weather or Seasons.